off-fallingn.

Brit.

/ˈɒ(f)fɔːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɔ(f)ˌfɔlɪŋ/,

/ˈɑ(f)ˌfɑlɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈɔ(f)ˌfɔlɪŋ/

Forms: see off- prefix and falling n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, falling n.¹

Etymology: < off- prefix + falling n.¹ Compare earlier offal n.

Scottish and (in later use) U.S.

(a) A falling off in health, excellence, goodness, etc. (b) concrete. That which falls off; spec. (usually in plural) crumbs or scraps which fall from the table; (also) offcuts. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > left-over food

reliefc1300

ortc1325

broken meatc1384

scrapsa1387

reversionc1450

remissalsc1460

superfluities1483

levet1528

sheet-shaking1543

table crumb1566

relics1576

off-falling1607

analects1623

voiding1680

voidance1740

leftover1866

pot-washings1912

slarts1913

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > other

rot1581

off-falling1607

impoverishment1618

degradation1770

1607 T. Dekker Whore of Babylon sig. E4 Signe no more pardons To her Off-fallings and her flyings out.

a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1278 Quhair there is gentles, there is offallings, hornes of Pam or anie thing.

1636 S. Rutherford Let. in Joshua Redivivus (1671) i. 24 O how many rich off-fallings are in my Kings house!

1637 S. Rutherford Let. 10 May (1848) clxix. 314 O that I had but Christ's odd off-fallings.

a1649 W. Drummond Hist. Scotl. (1655) 20 Many who were accustomed to be Copartners of such off-fallings, began to storm and repine at his actions.

1767 J. Willison Sacram. Meditations ix. 32 Even the worthless dogs..may..gather crumbs, these off-fallings that would be swept to the door.

1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 162 But hearken! a' ye my retainers, Wha frae my aff-fa'ens hae been gainers.

1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan II. 242 Besides the aff-fa'ings o' a' nations that congregate here, I found that several tribes o' the children o' Israel have made London their abiding-place.

1907 Acts Tennessee ccccxciv. 1665 An Act to protect the fish in any running streams, lakes, or ponds in Sullivan County, Tenn., and prohibit the placing therein of any sawdust, shavings, or other off-fallings from sawmills or planing mills.

1931 in Sc. National Dict. I. 22/1 We keep a' oor aff-fa'ins for the neebor's dog.

1951 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 14 Dec. 46/5 (advt.) Attention hog raisers, 1 or more barrels of bakery off-fallings daily for sale.

1983 A. B. Knecht in E. Arnold Feeding our Families 48 Then there was the ribs and the off-fallings of a pig. What's this, the ‘off-fallings’? Well, it would be the ribs, the feet, the shanks, you know the bony parts of the meat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	off-falling
释义	off-fallingn. Brit. /ˈɒ(f)fɔːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔ(f)ˌfɔlɪŋ/, /ˈɑ(f)ˌfɑlɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈɔ(f)ˌfɔlɪŋ/ Forms: see off- prefix and falling n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, falling n.¹ Etymology: < off- prefix + falling n.¹ Compare earlier offal n. Scottish and (in later use) U.S. (a) A falling off in health, excellence, goodness, etc. (b) concrete. That which falls off; spec. (usually in plural) crumbs or scraps which fall from the table; (also) offcuts. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > left-over food reliefc1300 ortc1325 broken meatc1384 scrapsa1387 reversionc1450 remissalsc1460 superfluities1483 levet1528 sheet-shaking1543 table crumb1566 relics1576 off-falling1607 analects1623 voiding1680 voidance1740 leftover1866 pot-washings1912 slarts1913 the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > other rot1581 off-falling1607 impoverishment1618 degradation1770 1607 T. Dekker Whore of Babylon sig. E4 Signe no more pardons To her Off-fallings and her flyings out. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1278 Quhair there is gentles, there is offallings, hornes of Pam or anie thing. 1636 S. Rutherford Let. in Joshua Redivivus (1671) i. 24 O how many rich off-fallings are in my Kings house! 1637 S. Rutherford Let. 10 May (1848) clxix. 314 O that I had but Christ's odd off-fallings. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. Scotl. (1655) 20 Many who were accustomed to be Copartners of such off-fallings, began to storm and repine at his actions. 1767 J. Willison Sacram. Meditations ix. 32 Even the worthless dogs..may..gather crumbs, these off-fallings that would be swept to the door. 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 162 But hearken! a' ye my retainers, Wha frae my aff-fa'ens hae been gainers. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan II. 242 Besides the aff-fa'ings o' a' nations that congregate here, I found that several tribes o' the children o' Israel have made London their abiding-place. 1907 Acts Tennessee ccccxciv. 1665 An Act to protect the fish in any running streams, lakes, or ponds in Sullivan County, Tenn., and prohibit the placing therein of any sawdust, shavings, or other off-fallings from sawmills or planing mills. 1931 in Sc. National Dict. I. 22/1 We keep a' oor aff-fa'ins for the neebor's dog. 1951 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 14 Dec. 46/5 (advt.) Attention hog raisers, 1 or more barrels of bakery off-fallings daily for sale. 1983 A. B. Knecht in E. Arnold Feeding our Families 48 Then there was the ribs and the off-fallings of a pig. What's this, the ‘off-fallings’? Well, it would be the ribs, the feet, the shanks, you know the bony parts of the meat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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